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4th- SW 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| the act of entering and settling in a country or region to which one is not native | immigration |
| a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle | immigrant |
| a written agreement between two or more states, nations or sovereign powers | treaty |
| members of any of the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere | Native Americans |
| lands or districts kept separate for a particular use | reservations |
| having little or no money and few or no material possessions | poverty |
| run-down apartments barely meeting minimal standards, usually in a city | tenement houses |
| resistant to change; fixed; sturdy | sturdy |
| a railroad network of tracks that crosses a continental landmass from coast to coast | Transcontinental Railroad |
| a political system in which the government is run by the people or by their elected representatives | democracy |
| promise | pledge |
| loyalty; faithfulness | allegiance |